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Thanks Tim,
She is a grand gal and now after giving us some nice pups this spring she has qualified for her 4th National Open.
Frank Price said that Mark was the ideal trainer/ handler for her and he was right.
She and Mark are a real team.

Hey Marv, I was only comfortable selling Piper knowing that she was going to a trainer that would understand her disposition. Mark was the ticket. Piper was not at all your typical field trial youngster, but she had two outstanding qualities that would prove to make her a consistent player with the big dogs: she was a very quick learner and simply a marking fool. Enjoy the ride, and remember - she will always be one of mine!

Rocky Mountain retriever club did a tremendous job of hosting this event. The teal lodge was great. They evacuated the competitors at the right time. Paul and Laurie Knutson showed what great sportsmanship is like and encouraged us to move there. A great club of hard working members.

The most important handler was Riley Wardlaw handled Twister to earn his Junior Handler pass. They were a great team and gave the Pros a run for their money!

Heard that congrats need to sent out to my Bro Joel Harris for another win for Billie in the Derby. Also spoke to the most flamboyant Gooser, who said he actually had fun at his first entry in a white coat event. ( thank GOD the water did not get too high at Paul and Julie Knutson's so Gooser would look to wearing that damn speedo)

Gooser did have great fun.. Dont understand the Flamboyant commenthough..

If you ever see me in the water,, "Boyant" isnt the word you would use,,, But anyways,,

I did have great fun,, I crashed and burned in the first series, kinda bummed,, BUT,, the great judges they had for the derby announced that handelers that were dropped would be allowed to "Play all day" just not in contention..

It was a wonderful day,,, learned quite a bit,, and watched a very inspirational dog by the name of Billie.. She is simply amazing..

The Junior handler that ran in the derby was a kick to watch also... That kid had Ice in his veins! nerves of steel!! What fun..

Thank you all for the fun day.

Boyant?

Gooser

Last edited by MooseGooser; 09-15-2013 at 10:10 PM.

It is far easier to spit on the work of others than it is to produce something better yourself.Brynmoors Prairie Sage JH ​(Sage) Just a dang fool huntin DawgHRCH Calypso Seven Bales High SH (Bailey)HR Calypso Zoomin Loosies Mad Hader (Maddi) We loved you baby. R.I.P.HRCH FlatLanders Broken Pistol Ricochet MH (Flinch)

My Christian Name is Michael Baker..
I have gone by "Gooser" since I was a "gossling"

Whew, for a moment I thought the pic of Gooser in the holding blind or line would feature a speedo.

Howard NiemiYou really gotta be careful about how high a pedestal you put your method, your accomplishments, your dog on. There's usually someone who's done more, somewhere. And they may have used a different method than you did! Chris Atkinson 2013